Call on Kouga residents to save water

Kouga Mayor Booi Koerat said that while the dams were still relatively full, the levels were declining.

Saving water now would help to prolong the availability of the current water supply until the next rainfall season.

“This is in essence a precautionary call on residents,” he said. “Our request is that residents aim to reduce their water consumption by at least 10%. This will help to delay the introduction of water restrictions.”

He said that no punitive measures would be taken against consumers who use water excessively at this time.

“Should the dam levels continue dropping, however, there is a good chance that the Nelson Mandela Metro will introduce water restrictions again.

Since we draw water for the same storage dams, Kouga would then have to follow suit,” he explained.